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by  some  of  the  extractive  matter  contained  in  beer.  The  author  admits  that 
ether,  on  account  of  the  water  it  contains  or  dissolves,  will  take  up  from  the 
extract  of  beer  some  extractive  along  with  the  poisonous  substance  in  question  ; 
but  the  latter  may  afterwards  be  obtained,  free  from  these  compounds,  if  the 
ethereal  extract  is  treated  with  chloroform,  in  which  picrotoxin  is  perfectly 
soluble. 
Synopsis  of  the  Flora  of  Colorado.    By  Thomas  C.  Porter  and  John  M.  Coul- 
ter.   Washington:  Government  Printing  Office,  1874.    8vo,  pp.  180. 
This  is  one  of  the  "  miscellaneous  publications"  from  the  U.  S.  geological  and 
geographical  survey  of  the  territories,  Department  of  the  Interior,  and  pos- 
sesses great  value  for  the  student  of  botany.  The  collections  of  various  ex- 
plorers, made  since  1861,  were  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  authors,  both  of 
whom  have  spent  some  months  in  the  territory.  Not  only  all  the  survey,  but 
science,  is  indebted  to  Professor  Porter  for  his  share  in  the  work,  occupying 
several  months  in  its  preparation  without  compensation  from  the  Governments 
Public  Ledger  Almanacs  for  the  Years  1870 — 1873.    Philadelphia:  Geo.  W, 
Childs. 
The  four  almanacs,  some  of  which  we  have  noticed  before,  are  here  presented 
in  a  reprint,  forming  a  neat  little  volume  of  233  pages,  whichjs  filled  with 
interesting  information. 
The  following  pamphlets  have  been  received : 
Thirty-first  Annual  Report  of  the  Managers  of  the  State  Lunatic  Asylum,  Utica, 
N.  T.}  for  the  Year  1873.    Transmitted  to  the  Legislature  January  8,  1874. 
Forty -eighth  Annual  Report  of  the  Massachusetts  Charitable  Eye  and  Ear 
Infirmary.  1874. 
OBITUARY. 
J.  Parker  Milburn  died  in  Washington,  D.  C,  March  4th,  after  a  brief  ill- 
ness, of  pneumonia.  Born  in  Alexandria,  Ya.,  July  20th,  1835,  he  was  edu- 
cated in  his  native  city,  and  commenced  his  pharmaceutical  career  under  the 
instruction  of  his  brother  J.  A.  Milburn.  In  1855  he  removed  to  Washington, 
where  he  entered  into  business  in  1857.  Well  educated,  honorable  in  his  deal- 
ings, industrious  and  persevering,  he  soon  won  for  himself  the  confidence  of 
the  community.  He  was  one  of  the  most  active  members  of  the  Columbia 
Pharmaceutical  Association  and  of  the  National  College  of  Pharmacy. 
Francis  E.  Suire  senior  member  of  the  firm  F.  E.  Suire  &  Co.,  Cincinnati, 
died  there  April  13th.  The  deceased  had  been  long  a  sufferer,  so  that  his 
death  was  not  unexpected.  He  had  been  for  many  years  in  business  in  Cincin- 
nati, and  was  honored  and  esteemed  as  a  pharmacist  and  as  a  man. 
